“Hydroxycitronellal?”Here!
Hasn’t appeared in a scanned product yet.
In personal care
A synthetic fragrance ingredient with a lily-of-the-valley scent, widely used in perfumery.
Why it’s used
Added purely for scent, in perfumes, lotions, soaps, and other fragranced products.
What the evidence says
We haven’t found a source for this one that you can open and check, so we’re not summarizing the evidence.
Look it up yourself
We would rather point you at the shelf than summarize something you can’t check. These are the same places we search:
- PubChem — what the substance is, chemically — names, synonyms and structure
- PubMed — every paper indexed by the US National Library of Medicine that names it
These are starting points, not our findings — we haven’t run them for you. A substance whose name is also an ordinary word (“Heart”, “Alanine”, “Water”) will return papers that are not about the ingredient at all.
Context
Relevant mainly for leave-on products and for people with known fragrance sensitivities; regulatory limits exist for the amount allowed in different product types.
Rumors
Hydroxycitronellal causes skin sensitization, leading to bumps, redness and itchiness.
We haven’t found evidence strong enough to support this or rule it out.
What was measured is not yet noted.
Who’s saying this
- Paula’s Choice — a brand: sells research-based skincare products
How we know who this is
- “Paula’s Choice | Prodotti skincare basati sulla ricerca” (their page)
- Paula’s Choice — a brand: sells research-based skincare products
People with sensitive skin should avoid hydroxycitronellal because of its allergen potential.
We haven’t found evidence strong enough to support this or rule it out.
What was measured is not yet noted.
Who’s saying this
- INKEEDecoder — a platform — posts are by its users: ingredient checker; founder co-owns skincare brand Geek & Gorgeous and runs webshop Skinsmart.hu
How we know who this is
- “Encouraged by the success of Kremmania and by my passion for science based skincare, I started INKEEDecoder in 2015 to try to create the best science-based ingredient checker tool.” (their page)
- “A skincare webshop in Hungary called Skinsmart.hu selling science-based skincare products from a few top brands and she is the co-owner and co-founder of a small Hungarian skincare brand called Geek & Gorgeous.” (their page)
- INKEEDecoder — a platform — posts are by its users: ingredient checker; founder co-owns skincare brand Geek & Gorgeous and runs webshop Skinsmart.hu
Hydroxycitronellal causes skin irritation.
We haven’t found evidence strong enough to support this or rule it out.
What was measured is not yet noted.
Who’s saying this
- skinsort.com — we couldn’t open the site to see who runs it
Hydroxycitronellal may harm reproductive health and fetal development.
We haven’t found evidence strong enough to support this or rule it out.
What was measured is not yet noted.
Who’s saying this
- Belab Services — a professional body or practice: sells regulatory compliance and product registration consulting
How we know who this is
- “En Belab Services ayudamos a empresas de todo el mundo a comercializar sus productos en mercados altamente regulados, cumpliendo con los estándares más exigentes.” (their page)
- Belab Services — a professional body or practice: sells regulatory compliance and product registration consulting
Hydroxycitronellal improves the user experience of skin care products, evoking a feeling of luxury and well-being.
Not gradedhealth and safety evidence
Sources cited — no verdict reached.
What was measured is not yet noted.
- Involvement of GABAA Receptors in the Anxiolytic-Like Effect of Hydroxycitronellal (Peer-reviewed) · Funded by Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (government) · No conflicts declared
Who’s saying this
- Self — a brand: sells natural skincare for sensitive skin
How we know who this is
- “Bij Self gebruiken we uitsluitend milde, 100% natuurlijke ingrediënten — zonder hormoonverstoorders.” (their page)